OC Archives: Falstaff Finale (2018)

After his misadventures have come to an end and all is revealed, Sir John Falstaff (baritone Olafur Sigurdarson) laughs away his latest folly in the Act III Fugue, “Tutto nel mondo è burla … Tutti gabbati!” Verdi ends his final opera with an ode to humor, laughter, and not taking oneself too seriously.